...Hirotoshi Masui gets the start against the Hanshin Tigers tonight. Since his high school never made it to the Koshien while he was a member of the team, this will be his first start ever at Koshien Stadium.

...Atsunori Inaba's 222st career home run also ended up giving him at least 100 home runs in both leagues -- 100 with the Fighters in the Pacific League and 122 with the Yakult Swallows in the Central League. Inaba is the 10th player in NPB history to hit at least 100 home runs in both leagues. He's also the 16th player in NPB history to hit at least 100 home runs with two different clubs.